It had to be small, and it had to be powerful. Both cameras had the compact size I was looking for, although I was favouring the Canon because its lens would retract flush into the body when not in use, whereas the Lumix had its lens segment sticking out of the body at all the times, not to mention that it had a lens cap. The G10 just had lens curtains.
The G10 was more hefty than the Lumix in terms of weight, and it also sported an external viewfinder which the Lumix totally didn't have. The Lumix does have an optional external viewfinder accessory which you can slip into the hot shoe though, but that costs a ridiculous $300+?
Handling wise, I thought the Lumix scored more points in that area cos of its more rectangular body. The G10 is almost square, which made it a little too small for me to hold in terms of width.
What really made me decide on the Lumix though, was its Leica lens. At f2.0, it is about 2 times faster than the G10's f2.8, making low light shots a breeze, and it has a super wide angle at 24mm, something the Lumix has always been famous for. An f2.0 aperture also means deeper depth of field when taking macros and portrait shots with a zoom.
And so yeah. I haven't been going round taking much pics, but here's some test shots I took just to check out the quality of the camera. They were uploaded to Facebook, so quality definitely has taken quite a hit here. Can't be bothered to repost them on my photobucket.. LOL
BTW, it might be good to know that the colours in these pictures were not manipulated in any way, other than minor adjustments such as rotation and some luminance noise reduction.
